While Curve Finance is still weathering the aftermath of a recent $47-million hack, another issue concerning holders of the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol’s token has surfaced on the internet, sparking theories on how a massive dump can potentially happen.
On Aug. 1, crypto research firm Delphi Digital published a Twitter thread detailing the loans taken by Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov that are backed by 47% of the circulating supply of Curve DAO (CRV). According to the research firm, Egorov has around $100 million in loans across various lending protocols backed by 427.5 million CRV.